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 NOTE:

This unit may cause interference to radio and  

television reception.

NOTE:

This CD player uses a semiconductor laser.  It 
is recommended for use in a room at the fol-
lowing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C

CAUTION:

USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS  OTHER 
THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT 
IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE

THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER SHOULD NOT BE 
ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED BY ANYONE EXCEPT 
PROPERLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS 

(POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, 
RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES 
CAN BE CAREFULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE 
EXPOSURE

 WARNING:
 

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, 

 

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO 

 

WATER OR MOISTURE 

CAUTION:

1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do not  
  damage or deform; it may cause electric shock  
  or malfunction when used. Hold plug attach- 
  ment when removing from wall outlet.  Do not  
  pull on the cord.

2.  To avoid electric shock, do not open the top  
  cover when the unit is plugged in. If problems  
  occur with the unit, call your local American  
  Audio® dealer.

3. Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside  
  the CD player. Electric shock or malfunction  
  may occur.

IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR 
U.S.A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER RACK.  

THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS 

INSIDE  REFER SERVICE TO YOUR 

AUTHORIZED American Audio DEALER.

The lightning flash with an arrow triangular 
symbol is intended to alert the user to the 
presence of non insulated “dangerous volt-
age” within the products enclosure, and 
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute 
a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point triangular symbol is 
intended to alert the user to the presence 
of important operating and maintenance 
(servicing) instructions in the user manual 
accompanying the CD player.

CAUTION

Do not open -

Risk of electric shock

Please carefully read and understand the 
instructions in this manual thoroughly before 
attempting to operate this unit. These instruc-
tions contain important safety information 
regarding the use and maintenance of this unit. 
Take special care to follow all warning symbols 
and labels both on the unit and printed in this 
manual. Also,  Please keep this manual with the 
unit, for future reference.

CAUTION:

 TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK 

DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH 
AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE, OR 
OTHER TYPE OF ELECTRICAL OUTLET 
UNLESS THE WIDE BLADES CAN BE 
CAREFULLY INSERTED INTO A MATCHING 
WIDE SLOT.

ATTENTION: 

POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS 

ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE 
FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLON-
GATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU 
UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF 
SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A 
FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A 
DECOUVERT.

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 IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Summary of Contents for Encore 1000

Page 1: ...Featuring Encore 1000 User Guide and Reference Manual 3 11 ...

Page 2: ... speed IMPORTANT INFORMATION 3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 UNPACKING 6 CUSTOMER SUPPORT 6 FEATURES 7 SET UP INSTALLATION 8 FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS CD PLAYER 9 MIXER 12 FRONT REAR PANEL 14 LCD DISPLAY 16 INTERNAL MENU 17 BASIC OPERATIONS LOADING REMOVING DISC 18 TRACK SELECTION 18 STARTING PLAYBACK 19 PAUSING PLAYBACK 19 FRAME SEARCH 19 SETTING A CUE POINT 20 CREATING A SEAMLESS L...

Page 3: ...NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED American Audio DEALER The lightning flash with an arrow triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated dangerous volt age within the products enclosure and may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to t...

Page 4: ...POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs conveniencereceptacles andthepointwhere they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as...

Page 5: ...er appliances includ ing amplifiers that produce heat 6 Power Sources The system should be con nected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the system 7 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the system beyond that described in the operating instructions All other ser vicing should be referred to qualified service personnel The system ...

Page 6: ...m has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping If the carton appears to be damaged carefully inspect your system for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the system has arrived intact In the event damage has been found or parts are missing please contact our ...

Page 7: ...is in cue or pause mode and you move the fader at least 20 to the right player two 2 will begin to play When the crossfader is to the right and you move it 20 to the left player one 1 will begin to play You can create great effects similar to scratching with this feature After storing cue points on each side of the CD player different songs may quickly be recalled by moving the mixer crossfader ba...

Page 8: ...ible within the angles shown in Figure 2 Mount the unit so that the visual angle is within this range Figure 1 15 Figure 2 American Audio www AmericanAudio us Encore 1000 Instruction Manual Page 8 FOR BEST CD R DISC PLAYBACK RESULTS IN THIS CD PLAYER PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES 1 High quality CD R Audio discs should conform to the standards of the Orange Book 2 2 Use a high quality bit rate whe...

Page 9: ...d TOTAL REMAINING TIME this is for CDs only 4 SGL CTN This function allows you to choose between single track play or continuous track play all tracks in order This function also operates in RELAY mode when RELAY is activated Pressing and holding this button for at least 3 secs will activate AUTO CUE 5 PITCH SLIDER This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage The slider is a set adj...

Page 10: ...c source Remember this is a momentary function When you remove your finger from the pitch button the BPM s will automatically return to PITCH SLIDERS 5 pitch value Holding down this button will give a maximum of 100 pitch Use this function to slow to another playing music source Be sure to notice that this function is a momentary pitch adjustment for a more precise adjustment use the PITCH SLIDER ...

Page 11: ...speeds 15 ADVANCE TRACK FOLDER BUTTONS 10 TRACK SKIP BUTTON This button is used to select a track Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks When the FOLDER BUTTON 2 is active pushing this button will advance to the next folder 10 TRACK SKIP This button allows you to skip ahead by 10 tracks Example if you are at Tra...

Page 12: ...gin playback on an audio source connected to the channel you are adjusting 4 Use the Gain Control 19 to adjust an average output volume of 4 dB 5 Repeat this step for all channels 20 EQUALIZER All of the channels include a three band signal EQ These controls are used to increase or decrease the LOW s MID s and HI s of the output signal TREBLE CONTROL This knob is used to adjust the treble levels o...

Page 13: ...el two position far right This will immediately trigger the play func tion on CD drive two and return CD drive one to cue mode To return to normal fader opera tion turn the Fader Q Start ON OFF SWITCH to the OFF position 25 CROSSFADER This fader is used to blend the output signals of channels one and two together When the fader is in the full left position channel 1 the output signal of channel on...

Page 14: ...is tray is used to load and unload a compact disc The tray is opened and closed by pressing the OPEN CLOSE BUTTON Never attempt to force the transport tray open or closed when the power is turned off D REAR PANEL FIGURE 6 33 MICROPHONE This combo jack will accept a standard 1 4 plug or XLR 3 pin balanced male plug The volume output level for this microphone will be controlled by its own respective...

Page 15: ...ONTROL 28 37 RCA MASTER OUTPUTS The RCA jacks send a low current unbalanced output signal These jacks should only be used for shorter cable runs to signal processors or looping to another mixer For cable runs greater than 15 feet use the XLR BALANCED JACKS 38 38 BALANCED XLR MASTER OUTPUT JACS The Master Output includes a pair of XLR Balanced jacks as well as a pair of RCA UNBALANCED JACKS 37 The ...

Page 16: ...n touched 52 CHARACTER DISPLAY This will display the name of the track folder and album when a Mp3 disc is loaded 53 ELAPSED TOTAL REMAIN REMAIN INDICATOR This indicator is in direct reference to the TIME METER 44 When the ELAPSED indicator is displayed in the LCD 16 the time defined will refer to a single track s elapsed time When REMAIN is indicated in the LCD DISPLAY 16 the TIME DISPLAY 44 in t...

Page 17: ...SER VerXX Servo version DSP VerXX DSP version Displays the firmware version The firmware is tested to ensure that the Encore 1000 is free of defects If updates are released they will be posted on the American Audio website 8 Load Default Press TRACK Knob to enter load defaults LCD displays Load OK Will reset all settings to factory default except for Firmware version 9 Exit Save Exit Save setting ...

Page 18: ...selected will immediately begin playback as soon as the search operation is completed 1 LOADING EJECTING DISCS The Encore 1000 can only play 3 inch and regular 5 inch CDs When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by it edge Load the disc label side up and never touch the signal surface the glossy side To remove a disc from the player press the OPEN CLOSE BUTTON 1 see Figure 8 CAUTION ...

Page 19: ...12 Stopping playback will not stop the drive mechanism but merely pause or cue the track this functions allows the unit to begin play instantly The drive mecha nism will only stop if a disc is ejected or the unit has gone in to sleep mode There are two ways to stop pause playback 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 11 during playback This will pause play back at the exact same point the PLAY PAUSE BUTTO...

Page 20: ...CUE BUTTON 13 will now return you to this exact point NOTE Scratch mode must be inactive for JOG WHEEL search mode to work It is best to use the rim of the JOG WHEEL Figure 15 Figure 14 8 SETTING A CUE POINT A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY PAUSE button 11 is pressed You may set your cue points anywhere on a disc or in a track There are three 3 ways to set and creat...

Page 21: ... activated LCD LOOP INDICATORS During a loop the RELOOP INDICATOR 49 will flash in the LCD DISPLAY 16 indicating a loop is active EXITING A LOOP To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP press the OUT BUTTON 10 Music playback will resume normal play The IN BUT TON 10 and OUT BUTTON 10 LEDs will remain lit to remind you that a loop is in memory Figure 20 Figure 19 9 CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP A seamless lo...

Page 22: ... as the current tracks remain ing running time 2 ELAPSED This details the time in the LCD 16 as the current tracks elapsed running time 3 TOTAL REMAIN This details the time in the LCD 16 as the current CD total remaining running time this is for CDs only TIME BAR INDICATOR This details the time defined in the TIME METER 44 as a visual bar icon As with the TIME METER 44 this bar is also dependent o...

Page 23: ... increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch Activating the PITCH SLIDER 5 To activate the PITCH SLIDER 5 you must turn on the pitch adjustment function Press the ON OFF BUTTON 6 located at the top right of the unit The ON OFF BUTTON 6 LED will glow when the function is activated If the pitch function is not activated the PITCH SLIDER 5 will not function PITCH ADJUSTMENTS You can activate th...

Page 24: ... PITCH BEND BUTTON 8 will decrease track playback speed The extent to which the speed changes is proportionate to the amount of time the button is pressed For example if the PITCH BEND BUTTON 8 is held down continuously as in figure 28 the disc speed will increases and will continue to increase until it reaches a maximum of 16 speed gain When you release the PITCH BEND BUTTON 8 the disc speed will...

Page 25: ...sfader is disabled 3 After they have both cued press the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 11 on one player to begin playback 4 After the first player s single track has ended the second player s track will immediately begin playback 5 FLIP FLOP will continue until you stop it power is interrupted or you switch to an outboard audio source To RELAY entire CDs Be sure your players are both in continuous play mode m...

Page 26: ...the different folders files located on your Mp3 disc 1 Press the FOLDER BUTTON 2 so that the FOL DER LED lights up The artist and song title should appear in the CHARACTER DISPLAY 52 and the Folder number will appear in the FOLDER INDICATOR 42 2 Now press the TRACK BUTTONS 15 to scroll forward or backwards through the folders Figure 30 Figure 31 ...

Page 27: ...erican Audio www AmericanAudio us Encore 1000 Instruction Manual Page 27 This image details a typical DJ Set Up consisting of a microphone Mp3 player CD players and a tape deck Note Turntables cannot be connected to the ENCORE 1000 ...

Page 28: ...up This image details a typical stereo output layout Note the use of the Balanced XLR Jacks on both the mixer and the amplifier Always use the balanced output jacks whenever possible The balanced output jacks should always be used for cable runs in excess of 15 feet Using the balanced jacks will ensure a clean signal through out the entire audio system ...

Page 29: ...nob Lift and remove the mixer face plate to access the cross fader Carefully pull the crossfader up from its seated position 3 After removing the crossfader disconnect the ribbon cable that attaches the crossfader to the PC board Grasp the crossfader by its base and pull the ribbon cable by its connector not the actual cables The connector is designed to only fit one way so don t worry about the c...

Page 30: ...tion affects the reliability of the product if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by American Audio if the product is damaged because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual D This is not a service contract and this warranty does not include maintenance cleaning ...

Page 31: ...et to 0dBV output Load 100K OHM maximum gain EQ Flat Input Impedance Reference Level LINE 22K OHM 14dBV 200mV AUX 22K OHM 14dBV 200mV MIC 10K OHM 50dBV 3 16mV Output Impedance Sensitivity REC 7K OHM 10dBV 316mV 2dB MASTER 300 OHM 0dBV 1V 2dB MASTER XLR 300 OHM 4dBm 1 23V 2dB PHONES 33 OHM 0dBV 1V 2dB Maximum Input 1KHz Master Output THD 10 EQ falt Maximum Gain LINE More than 0dBV 1V AUX More than ...

Page 32: ...ductor laser Wave length 780nm American Audio www AmericanAudio us Encore 1000 Instruction Manual Page 32 NOTES Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice MP3 FORMAT Applicable file extensions mp3 MP3 mP3 Mp3 ISO9660 Max 63 characters Joliet Max 63 characters CD ROM sector format mode 1 only Max number of Folder...

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